Meet Someone Who Really Didn’t Like Top Gun: Maverick

Summer blockbuster has wowed movie goers, but this reviewer called it ‘absolute garbage.’

Kimberly Johnson

Thursday, June 16, 2022 at 04:47 PM ET

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Key Takeaways:

Top Gun: Maverick was a significant box office success in summer 2022, acclaimed for its realistic flight scenes and engaging storyline.
Despite its widespread popularity, one reviewer, Brett, gave the film a half-star rating, calling it a "two-hour monstrosity."
Brett's criticisms primarily focused on the movie's plot, which he interpreted as glorifying an illegal act of war, and its role as "a clear and unequivocal celebration of U.S. militarism" and propaganda.
The only aspect of the film that Brett spared from his extensive criticism was its soundtrack.

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For pilots, aviation fans, and those who love them, the summer of 2022 will likely go down as the season of Top Gun: Maverick.

Top Gun: Maverick opened nationwide May 27, delivering up epic flight scenes. The butt-puckering flight sequences included in the sequel to Top Gun, more than three decades in the making, were made possible because of the creation of the Cinejet, a specially designed aerial camera platform based upon an Aero Vodochody L-39 Albatros, as well as the Embraer Phenom 300 and Airbus AStar used as aerial photo platforms.